N.J. Stat. tit. 40, ch. 47

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N.J. Stat. § 40:47-4.6 Legislative findings

The Legislature finds that the urgency of augmenting local law enforcement agencies to cope with increases in the number of serious crimes and civil disorders dictates authorization for temporary expansion of municipal police forces by appointment of additional officers and men with police and law enforcement experience who do not meet age and residence requirements imposed by law for permanent appointees to municipal police forces and to permit retired police personnel to accept such appointments without affecting their continued right to receive pension and retirement benefits or subsidies from this or any other State or any county, municipality or school district of this or any other State. L.1968, c. 275, s. 1, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.

N.J. Stat. § 40:47-4.7 Temporary appointment; maximum period; qualifications

Notwithstanding the provisions of law as to maximum age, residence, eligibility for membership in a pension or retirement system, duration of employment throughout an entire year or restriction on employment or earnings upon eligibility of any person to continued receipt of retirement benefits, any municipality may by ordinance authorize the temporary appointment to its police department or force, for a period not in excess of 4 years, of any citizen of the United States of good moral character who has had 10 or more years of experience in former employment as a member of the police force or other law enforcement agency of the United States or of this or another State, or of a county or municipality of this or another State. L.1968, c. 275, s. 2, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.

N.J. Stat. § 40:47-4.8 Nature of act; limitation on appointments

This act is of a temporary and emergent nature and no appointment shall be made pursuant hereto after January 1, 1972. L.1968, c. 275, s. 3, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.

N.J. Stat. § 40:47-11.1 Reappointment of former member

Any municipality not subject to the terms of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes, may reappoint a former member of its police or fire department who has resigned in good standing provided (1) the employee's request for reinstatement shall have been made within 2 years after the date of his resignation, and (2) the appointing authority has recommended that, because of the employee's record of past performance, reinstatement shall be in the best interests of the service. L.1969, c. 303, s. 1, eff. Jan. 16, 1970.

N.J. Stat. § 40:47-11.2 Reinstatement into pension system

Whenever a former policeman or fireman is reappointed pursuant to section 1 of this act and the membership of such person in the pension system created pursuant to P.L.1944, chapter 255, or the pension system created pursuant to P.L.1954, chapter 84, has been terminated and contributions of such member returned to him, he shall be reinstated in the pension system upon reappointment pursuant to this act and upon his repurchase of credit for all of his previous membership service in such pension system. Such repurchase shall be effected by his paying into the annuity savings fund of the pension the amount required by applying the factor, supplied by the actuary, as being applicable to his age at the time of the purchase, to his salary at that time. L.1969, c. 303, s. 2, eff. Jan. 16, 1970.

N.J. Stat. § 40:47-12 Effect of annexation in certain cases on tenure

L.1922, c. 123, p. 218 [1924 Suppl. s.s. *136-650A(1), *136-650A(2) ], entitled "An act concerning the annexation of part of one town or township to another municipality, and also the creation of new municipalities from such towns, townships or part thereof, and relating to the tenure of office and salary of uniformed paid firemen and policemen in territory so annexed or created in counties of the first class," approved March eleventh, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, saved from repeal. [This act provides for the tenure of office of policemen and firemen in certain cases of annexation and where newly created municipalities have been formed.]

N.J. Stat. § 40:47-20.9 Validation of appointment of policemen appointed when less than 21 years of age

Whenever it shall appear that any person was heretofore appointed to the police department or force of any municipality at a time when he was less than 21 years of age, and that he has served in said department or force continuously from the time of said appointment and for a period of at least 10 years prior to the effective date of this act and is still in such service, and that he is an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States during World War II, the governing body of such municipality may, within 6 months after the effective date of this act, validate, ratify and confirm the said appointment. In the event that such appointment shall be so validated, ratified or confirmed, such person shall be deemed to be and to have been a duly qualified member of such department or force, and shall have pension, tenure or service rights, from the date upon which he in fact attained the age of 21 years, all to the same effect as though he had been appointed on that date. L.1959, c. 188, p. 759, s. 1, eff. Dec. 3, 1959.

N.J. Stat. § 40:47-20.10 Validation of appointment of policemen exceeding maximum age

Any appointment to the police department of a municipality heretofore made of an individual otherwise qualified who on the date of appointment exceeded the maximum age for appointment by less than 10 months, after the allowance of credit for his military service in time of war, is hereby validated and confirmed and the continued employment of such person as a member of the police department is authorized, provided said appointment is confirmed by resolution of the governing body adopted within 30 days after the effective date of this act. L.1962, c. 56, s. 1.

N.J. Stat. § 40:47-20.11 Eligibility of appointee, after confirmation of appointment, to police and firemen's retirement system

The board of trustees of the police and firemen's retirement system of New Jersey shall accept as a member of the retirement system any policeman, otherwise eligible for membership, whose appointment is confirmed pursuant to this act provided there is paid into the retirement system, in such manner as the board shall prescribe, the contributions that would have been payable had he been so appointed at the age of 30 years. L.1962, c. 56, s. 2.

N.J. Stat. § 40:47-20.12 Appointment of chief of police exceeding maximum age and lacking residence qualifications

Upon the creation of a police department in any municipality in which no police department existed theretofore, a person may be appointed to the office of chief of police of such police department if he is otherwise qualified, notwithstanding his age is greater than the maximum age limit set forth in section 40:47-4 of the Revised Statutes and notwithstanding that he is not and has not been a resident of said municipality for 6 months immediately preceding his appointment; provided he agrees to become a resident of said municipality within 3 years from the date of his appointment. L.1964, c. 187, s. 1, eff. Oct. 2, 1964. Amended by L.1969, c. 267, s. 6, eff. Jan. 12, 1970.

N.J. Stat. § 40:47-51 Paid fire departments in certain municipalities; fire commissioners

L.1886, c. 42, p. 54 (C.S. p. 2380, s.s. 217 to 219), entitled "An act to enable cities and municipalities of this state to create and maintain a paid fire department," approved March first, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, saved from repeal. [This act enables municipalities not having paid fire departments before March 1, 1886, to authorize and establish the same by popular referendum and provide for the appointment and powers and duties of a board of fire commissioners.]

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